The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-17
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

Mr.. Turpie's Alleged Credentials Presented
and Referred to the Elections Committee.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 16.-The presiding officer
laid before the Senate what purported to be the
credentials of David Turpie, elected Senator
from the State of Indiana for six years. COM
mencng March 4, 1887 The certificate is
signed by the Governor, whose signature is GER
tilted by tho Secretary of State. Referred, on
moton',o Mr.. Hoar, to the committee on priv
ileges and elections.
MIR. McMillin, from the committee on COM
MERGE, reported back the House river and har-
Dor bill, with amendments, and gave notice that
he would move to take it up tomorrow, after
the morning hour.
On motion Of Mr.. Evarts the printing of the
testimony being taken in the Texas investiga-
ton was ordered.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Hoar,
to have the committee on privileges and cleo
tions inquire also. as to whether the district
attorney or marshal of the Western district Of
Texas has been attempting to obstruct the in
vestieatlon or to intimidate witnesses, was taken
up
requiring notice of the investigation to be given
to those officials, in order that witnesses may be
summoned in their defense. He had no obJec-
ton to this investigation, but he knew that the
lutely false. All there was in it was that some
OF the witnesses summoned to Washington were
afterward subp9naed to appear before the grand
jury at Austin, had been brought there and tes-
tilted, and were now in Washington.
Mr.. Hoar sent to the Clerks desk a communi-
cation from the Department of Justice, includ-
ing a copy of telegram from the district at
torney of western Texas, to the Attorney gen
eral, asking him to have the chairman OF the
committee wire to him "the names of important
| government witnesses who refuse to return to
| Texas, and hold them until subp1naed' Mr..
| Coke explained the telegram to mean the
compelling of all witnesses here to appear before
| the grand jury at Austin. The district attorney
was simply performing his duty actively and
fairly. Mr.. Hoar moved to lay Mr.. Coke's
| amendment on the table. Agreed to-yeas 30
nays ga party vote.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution was then adopted by
party yote-30 TO 49,
Mr. Stanford addressed the Senate in favor oil
| plan of industrial cooperation.
The Senate then resumed consideration oil
| the bill to increase the naval establishment.
Mr. Maxey supported the bill. He was MOI
| only in favor of building war vessels but of the
| fertilization of every seaport in the country
| He knew that this was going to cost money, but
! if there was any force in the maxim, ''in time
of peace. prepare for war" this was the time fo
| putting 1t IN practice, when the treasury was
| overlooking and when the money was being alb
| solutely wasted.
| The question was taken on the amendment of
fered yesterday by Mr. Hale, and it was adopted
without division.
Mr.. Butler moved to amend by inserting after
| the words "heavily armed vessels" the word
| 'for sea service" and spoke in support of tn,
amendment.
| After debate the bill went over without action
| Mr. Hale stating that he would ask a vote on il
tomorrow.
/ Mr.. Kenna from the conference committee or
] the House bill granting to the Kanawha e. Ohit
| Railroad Company the right to Law its track
| through the United States lock and dam property
| in the Great Kanawha valley in West Virginia
! made report, which was agreed to.
| Mr.. Blair then offered resolutions in honor o.
| his colleague. Senator Pike, and addressed tn,
| Senate in eulogy of the deceased Senator.
| After further eulogiums by Messrs. Edmunds
Dolph, Henderson, Jones of Arkansas; George
Evarts, Palmer and Cheney, the resolution
| of respect adjourned